South Ossetian fighter Richard Bitiev has reached the final of the VI International boxing tournament in memory of a master of sports of the international class Nicolay Pavlyukov, which runs near the resort town of Anapa (Krasnodar territory, Russia), in the village of Vityazevo.
Professional boxer from South Ossetia Marat Kulumbegov won the next match against an athlete from Kazakhstan Mikhail Krinitsyn.
A ceremony of presenting the state decorations to the military personnel of the Defence Ministry and other security agencies of South Ossetia, as well as to the defenders of the Republic, injured or disabled while defending South Ossetia in 1989 – 2008, has been held in Tskhinval.
Members of the South Ossetian delegation at the Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia have reported to the President of the Republic Leonid Tibilov about the issues to be discussed during the next round of meetings in Geneva on March 26-27. As the news agency "Res" has been informed by the press secretary of the head of state Ghana Yanovskaya, at the beginning of the meeting the President has noted that today the main challenge for the South Ossetian side is the question of signing the document on non- use of force against South Ossetia and Abkhazia. In addition, the president has stressed that the Geneva discussions are still the solid platform where are raised, discussed and should be addressed the issues of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.